Mothers’ Day!

Good Morning Harvest South Bay!

I don’t know how I just “Good Morning Harvest South Bay” as big and bold as I did (my finger just slipped on the keyboard) but since it IS a good morning, I think that I’ll just leave it as it is.

If you were NOT on service this last Sunday, please know that our Mothers’ Day service will be taking place in the SANCTUARY at 10:30 AM with our Taiwanese and Mandarin Congregations. Mrs. Joanna Su from Overseas Campus Magazine (a missionary publication) and Bread of Life Church will be speaking on related motherhood topics. I think this is the first and last time I’ll ever post this, but: DON’T BE TOO EARLY!

Here are the notes from this last week’s sermon!
Byron

Harvest South Bay: May 3rd, 2009
Be Prepared
Great Expectations: Mark 14:53-65

The Trial of Jesus
The first attempt to convict (55-59)
The Sanhedrin tries to convict Jesus through false testimony.
The second attempt to convict (60-64)
The High Priest, Caiaphas, convicts Jesus of claiming to be the Messiah, which He actually IS!

3 circumstances to be prepared for:

1. Be prepared to be persecuted with lies.
We need to be prepared to have lies told about ourselves, Jesus and Christianity to discredit the work of the gospel.
2. Be prepared to be persecuted for the truth.
We need to be prepared to be hated, prosecuted and persecuted for the true principles in the Gospel.
3. Be prepared to be convicted.
We need to be prepared NOT to be delivered from the hands of those who are opposed to God’s work.
1 Encouragement:

Know justice will be served: Our one encouragement in light of all of the abovementioned difficulties is to know that Jesus will be the ultimate judge in the end- and while we will not be vindicated here on earth, that final vindication and justice will come.

Weekly Application Exercises
1. Take some time this week to reflect on how different your obedience to God might be if your life were lived without fear? Who would you speak to and what would you say? How would you live life differently? What are the potential consequences?

2. How would your life be different (or would it be different) if you did not know the future beyond this life? Does Jesus’ future kingdom and judgement impact your decisionmaking and testimony?